"gologa" wrote in message
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| I want to buy a large (6" or greater diameter) live oak for my S-SW
Austin
| backyard. Does anyone know where to get one that big, and have it
installed.
|
| p.s. - I have heard about very big oaks being moved/transplanted
before,
| even 16-24 inch and larger diameter ones, but how is this done
without
| damaging some roots?
| And I don't want to deal with Teds Trees again, as they often sell
lemons
| that die within a year. The survival of one of their trees is a
50/50
| proposition, is seems, because they simply dig up sizeable trees to
sell at
| the lot, and they are not very careful transplanting. I have several
| personal and neighbor experiences that will bear witness to this.
|
| Thanks!
| gologa
|
|

Live oaks grow much faster than people commonly believe. We have
photos of our house from circa 1930 and the now-supergiant oaks
appeared puny by comparison back then. For pecan-tree reasons we've
consulted more than one arborist lately & they've confirmed what the
picture evidence shows, so why not start out with trees of a size that
can be managed?